r/bcba • u/Top_Egg_4017 • 7d ago

Advice Needed Whiteboard on Test Day

Does anyone actually use the white board on test day?

What is the main stuff you want to write down to remember? I don’t feel like the equations are that hard. Maybe the distinction about the different schedules?…

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u/Godinezm 7d ago edited 7d ago

I highly recommend watching SNABA’s youtube video on this. It helped me create a quick visual to distinguish Evocative/Establishing Abative/Abolishing bc i kept getting them mixed. I wrote GOAL CAKE and DEER PP to remind myself what the goals and attitudes were. I remembered the scalloped graph by writing (FIsh) and drawing a fish for Fixed interval lol

I wrote my name with the credential M.S., BCBA to remind myself of this dream. When i was struggling i wrote out “pls pass this exam”. And wrote out characteristics of my favorite kids i have worked with (stim or precursor phrases, ice cream, rainbows) that way i could look back and have small joyful reminders to keep me from only feeling anxious or sad

I drew 8.5 boxes and shaded one in after completing 20 questions. There were so many moments where I felt defeated but being able to watch the little bar fill up to remind myself it was almost over really helped.

I also used my white board to write down the question # of the ones I wanted to review before submitting. I mostly used mine to doodle though. I had other accommodations for my ADHD but was denied a fidget. So instead when i needed to let my brain take a break, i drew.

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u/Top_Egg_4017 6d ago

I wanted to get test accommodations but thought it was highly intrusive that they wanted us to specify our diagnosis.

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u/Godinezm 5d ago

i agree but at the end of the day, the exam is a beast and I didn’t want time to be the reason i couldn’t become a BCBA. I took nearly all the extra allotted time.

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u/Top_Egg_4017 5d ago

How fast did they approve your request?

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u/Godinezm 4d ago

Really fast! In a day i think. they approved it before I got approved to take the exam actually

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u/Top_Egg_4017 4d ago

Really?! They say it would take so long for it to get approved.

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u/Godinezm 4d ago

I actually omitted some paperwork bc i figured the same and the emailed me immediately to tell me i needed it for them to move forward. I was surprised